PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Wong, G H AU - Steiner, B AU - Graves, S TI - Effect of four serum components on survival of Treponema pallidum and its attachment to rabbit cells in vitro. AID - 10.1136/sti.62.1.1 DP - 1986 Feb 01 TA - Genitourinary Medicine PG - 1--3 VI - 62 IP - 1 4099 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/62/1/1.short 4100 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/62/1/1.full SO - Genitourin Med1986 Feb 01; 62 AB - Transferrin and, to a lesser extent, insulin were two components of serum that enhanced the survival of Treponema pallidum in microaerophilic, acellular medium. These two components also enhanced the attachment of T pallidum to baby rabbit genital organ (BRGO) cells in both aerobic and microaerophilic tissue culture systems. Growth hormone and epidermal growth factor marginally enhanced the attachment of T pallidum to BRGO cells.